Lithothamnion granii (Foslie) Foslie 1900
Publication Details
Lithothamnion granii (Foslie) Foslie 1900: 11
Published in: Foslie, M. (1900). Revised systematical survey of the Melobesieae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1900(5): 1-22.
Request PDFPublication date: between 26.vi.1900 and 31.xii.1900
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lithothamnion is Lithothamnion muelleri Lenormand ex Rosanoff.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Boreolithothamnion soriferum (Kjellman) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Peña.
Source of Synonymy
Gabrielson, P.W., Maneveldt, G.W., Hughey, J.R. & Peña, V. (2023). Taxonomic contributions to Hapalidales (Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta): Boreolithothamnion gen. nov., Lithothamnion redefined and with three new species and Roseolithon with new combinations. Journal of Phycology 59: 751-774.
Basionym
Lithothamnion flabellatum f. granii Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Drøbak, Norway; (Woelkerling 1998: 344) Lectotype: H. Gran; 12.vii.1893; no habitat data on type; TRH; C10-3114, includes slide 177 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 430) Notes: Isolectotypes: Foslie no. 15, Thuret-Bornet Herbarium (box collection, filed under Lithothamnion flabellatum f. granii); BM, algal box collection 420. Lectotype designated by Adey & Lebednik, 1967: 78 (Peña et al., 2021: 12).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 June 2023
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Taxonomic notes
"Incertae sedis" (Athanasiadis 2016). - (06 April 2017) - M.D. Guiry
DNA sequence data have confirmed the placement of the species in synonymy with L. soriferum (Peña et al., 2021: 12). - (06 August 2021) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 April 2025
